Phonograph attachment.



No. 829.843. PATBNTBD AUG. 28, 1906. J. V. causo. PHONOGRAPH ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED APR.10. 1906.

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.Nm 829,848. PATENTED AUG. 28, 1906. J. V. CRUSU.

PHONOGRAPH ATTACHMENT.

APPLIGA'IlON TILED APR, 10, 1905.

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JFK/'11060 U'N'I'lliilli PATENT (.)FPCFL JAMES VINCENT CRUSH. UF NPHN-Ui., NEW Jlllill. SSIGNOR OF ONE HALF lU THOMAS Hiilil HINTUN, UF NINVAHK, NEW JERSEY.

PHONGRAPH iygilimtim ihm April if), H105.

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Be it km; 'il that heimwee YiNCiiNtlLmwo, :1 citizen ol the [,"nied Sluiten', xesiflix'igr :it

Nmvarla, in the f-olmy of ltlswx :nifl Stale ol' ,New Jersey, have invented 1|. new sind 'useful lnpl'm'enient in Plimiogiepli fxltaehniems, of whii'h lhe follow ing is :i spw'ifieeion 'lhis inventiim Velaux-.Li to mi improved phonograph nttziinlmieni, und has l'oi' ifrs ohjlf to provide i fifi-vive isf; which he ordinary v xlinlleV-i'eeoiiholei-al ingg nimxhiiies mmf.' he employed l'oi opi-railing :i dili-rer^ford, und thus adapting the one nim-him? to holh forms of remi-de.

'l`he imfmition miniprisvs ver! nin :mil penuli'ldeluiis of vonslrliriion and novel zwi-engi nlent of parte, :le` will he imijv .lifw'f'i'ihed in the followingy epefiiii'nion. :und poimesl mi in the claim` liliis-e-iii.e hem; limi if ille drt-iii'- ingfe. in whif'li-VVV lligul'e l. is u. pee-ipfilive im my inipioveriieliisl applied l (f)*liIilei"-i'ewmi miniem. i Lionel elevation :il y the mini. u J teil View showing the hom fioppoitiiifg di vice. Fig'. 4 is :in enlarged eiiii:i.l ieee View oi :i nim'hine havingY mi' invention 21| plied. Fig. 5 ie n. 1li-tail vieu illulil m! ing; i he reproduces' :mil the manner i1: whivh il, s euled to the S11ppiln Wer. (S :e :1 de tail section mi the saillie linvipzi on of Fig. 5, 51nd Fig. 7 and Figi' N :we detail views ol' the i'epi'oelurrr, showing llie i'm'lii nl st.j,'l\isl1r,ih|er i employ, and l"r v. .i. iii, lli und l2 are detail vieux of the etlihmholdm'. Fig. 1l lieiiw of [he lllniiii'Y oi' Yihiffll :i pof'iimi ilhmraillm; i ordinary 2 in; e. im i iw n lli'- f` of the holder ie mail le.

In the dlnwinge i have rilmwii im ordiiimjy cylinder-remnl .mnehilie of lise izldimon iypo; but l desire il. understood ihm im' zillm'h ment is equally7 zidapteihle to other' umher; :ind styles of o ylinder-recind nmehines.

Referring now to lhe ili'ii.i\'i;i;- =f-: it will lili Seen I employ two brackets A und B, whii'h me suitably fixed t'o the Lippe: und lower fucs, resperlively, of the heise-plate ol' the easing: (1 and lo whieh is aise 'eiiiiweiml the operating nieelmnism l) and e) linder--lwoiul holder E and also the other pnl-ls; Wlilf'h von stitute the machine u whole. in the brackets A and B is. journulerl :ji shaft F, carrying at its lower end :i beveled init-n li", which mesheh4 :i beveled geur it?, til/mt is r:ecured to one of the shafts of the motive Speoatiun of Let bers Patent.

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i pom-' l), :uid in order to provide for a ready i nitiivhmf-lit of Ille geni* I make it withr an elongated huhf, whifh fils over the project` ini; end ol' the simil` and mirries e set-screwf for tightly sei-tiring lhe geen' in position. To the opposite fil* Upper end of the Shaft iS (50nnrr-.lel e linie-pluie if". upon which rests the iword-||ik (i, :md to Securely hold the disk upon the lane-phil e l provide :i .suitable hind ing-plziite i?" and mit l, whivh operates upon l lhe end oi' the #heli and engages the disk, as

will heremlily understood.

lijf the ui'inngllinentjlist desexibed it will l l l opi'mihig the ffliiideV-I'ec-old is set in moion l'novemeiit will he imparted to the diskiwfroe'd und the immer revolved. 0f course. l'oiA thin' :iizengwuwfa meane must he `novded l .fof xupiwoiinp ilw u-fi'eilneei whifgil rfm'ries 1h@` Miliz ihm whimper' he disk und also e :iiiimhle Nippon l'or ille horn, which is connected il; the mpi-minuit, und to that end I employ hlm-lieta li, whieli me seiured to the Side mi' the edging; :and in which. journaled the si'fiiiginif :mii i, having :i swiveled head J, in whivh is pivotal!) held e lever K, carryingl i #imno K n! its forex-mrd end forholding lhe repiofilirei' li, and :i swinging bracketmm M M ilel opposite und, ii'liielifmxns a suppciit for ihr hom N, und fo :uwoimnodnte Various eine und neig-his; olA home, so that au even helmen ai the lever muy he had to perpreeieure upon ih@ :liwln l vonslillet the nrm l in seeiieii, the lower Sec-,tion eompl'isin;y u weile-ail portion i" :md en uppelmigle portion l, :mii the upper eertioii oi n vertical portion i" sind zi. iower tuhulnl :ingle portion I, which lie over die :ingle portion l of the lower. sec lion and ie seeiliely held in plnee by n set- .w'ww 1^". By this arrangement it will he l :wen that should :i lai-51e heavy horn be eniu plojyed the emitions may he adjusted so that the m'ivel-cnrr-yiiig end of the arm will he Lreziler distinse from the disk-shaft than if a ighlei' horn he used, :nid the bracket Carried h v the lever will engage the horn at such a point that the proper hailiinee Will he had. ".lhe arm K is also made in sections telescopiffaill): euml/Med to accommodate thendustments of the arm I and permit the repro ucer io pro erhY rest upon the rec-ord, the sections heiligheid together h v means of a. setscrew. fis Shown.

he readily' semi ilml wlli the mechanism for mit lhfstylin: nl' the reproducer the proper at O5, through the openin The bracket M for supporting the horn is preferably constructed of a single piece of wire bent at one end to provide a vertical shank, which is desi ned to enter an opening in the outer end of t e lever, and its opposite end bent to provide a semicircular portion, which forms the rest for the horn, and inV practice I propose to cover the latter ortion with rubber to avoid defacing the lliorn in any way. I also rovide a special arrangement for holdin t estvlus to the reproducer, and to that en I employ a bracket O, which is constructed of a single piece of metal bent -to provide a tubular member O', from which extend arms O, b f which the bracket is sevcured to the repro ucer. A spring-arm Of* is held in a port1on of the tubular member of the bracket and has its outer end proj eeting through an opening therein, which end is bent to provide a spring-hook 0*, which encircles the stylus when the latter is placed in the remainin tubular ortion of the bracket, and throng the ten ency of the hooked end to ring out of alinement with the tubular portlon of the bracket the stylus Will be firmly clamped in position. The rear end of the spring-arm O3 is bent inwardly and has its extreme end bent into circular form as shown a screw or rivet, by Whie the arm is firmly held to the diaphragm of the rcproducer. In practice I propose to make the reproducer .With an elbow tubular section L', which acffords ready attachment for the rubber tube carried by the horn.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I rovde an exceedingly ohea sim le, and `ghly efficient device by W `ch t e ordiof which is passed nary cylinder-operating mechanism may he utilized for operating a dislerccord. lt mayl be stated, however, that when my invention is in o eration the cylinder l'or supporting the cy indrioal records is operated, lnlt of course the reproducer and stylus are held from contact therewith; but should it be dcsired to use both records simultaneously the regulating mechanism mayA be readily adjusted so that both rei-.orda will be operated at the' same speed; but of course when this is done a Separate horn will be conneit ed to the reproducer operating: upon the cylindrical record..

lt will thus be eeen that I provide a very useful construction, and a further detail description of the operation of thc n'iaehine is deemed unnecessary, as it will readily ap* pear to those experienced in o )erating such machines; but it may be added, however, that either record may he operated independently and that the operation of either will not affect or impair the operation of the other.

Havin thus full)f described my invention, what I c aim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is4 I In a phonograph, a base-plate, up er and lower brackets secured to opposite aces of the base-plate, a shalt extending through the base-plate and journaled in the brackets, means for' rotating` the shaft, and a -diskholding plate carried by the shaft above the upper bracket.

JAMES VINCENT CRUSO. Witnesses:

THOMAS JOSEPH HINTON. M. I). BLONDEL. 

